THE PEOPLE

ROBERT F. SHAPIRO

PRINCIPAL

Joined Cannell & Spears in 2014.

He began his career in 1956 at Lehman Brothers, where he became a Partner in 1967. He joined Wertheim & Co., Inc. in 1974, became President of Wertheim & Co. in 1975, and held that position until 1986 when he became Co-Chairman of the succeeding firm, Wertheim Schroder & Co. From 1997 to 2013, Mr. Shapiro was the Vice Chairman of Klingenstein, Fields & Co., an investment advisory business. From 1974 until 2010, Mr. Shapiro was also a Director of The TJX Companies, Inc., a multi-billion-dollar NYSE company. Mr. Shapiro has held leading roles in the investment industry including serving as a Governor of the American Stock Exchange from 1970 to 1976, as Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the New York Stock Exchange in 1980, as Chairman of the Securities Industry Association in 1985, and as President of The Bond Club of New York from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Shapiro previously served as an Independent Trustee of the Burnham Investors Trust. He currently serves on the boards of several private companies and not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Shapiro graduated with a B.A. from Yale University.